“If you think about it, in those days it was one great, groundbreaking game after another,” he said.

“A stream of innovative, original, games.

Ecco the Dolphin

“Ok so the tech and spec of the time has been dwarfed by today’s standards but I know so many people who are into retro gaming because the playability and enjoyment factor is still right up there. Throw in the nostalgic element and the fact there just aren’t the level of top games on the latest generation of consoles that everyone had expected and it is easy to see why.

“The Mega Drive was the the bench-setter for the industry and is probably still the coolest and best designed machine and gamepads of all time.

“It was a staple of any gamer’s lives in the 90s and some of the games were so good, developers are still remaking them today in a bid to recapture that original buzz.”

The emulator is released on Steam on 28 April, and if you’ve already downloaded one of the below classic Mega Drive games on the service, all you need to do is wait for the update to automatically install before immersing yourself in a pixelated fantasy world.

Alex Kidd

Do you remember these games that you’ll be able to play on the emulator?